Etymology:hil.ly’e.ri.N.L. gen. masc. n.hillyeri, named in recognition of the distinguished equine veterinarian Dr Mark H. Hillyer BVSc PhD DipECVS DipECEIM FRCVS of Newmarket Equine Hospital, England who originally isolated 28462T
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:6-8.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 107591.
🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
🧍 According to the DSMZ curator, the number DSM 107591 provided in the abstract of the effective publication and in the protologue is inaccurate. The correct number is DSM 107951. — Gronow S. Personal communication, 2020-11-09.